Watchdog

Though they won’t be included on the warrant for the annual Town Meeting in May, at least two other citizen petitions—written to ease seating requirements for liquor licenses—also entered the pipeline this week. The first petition asks the Select Board to request…

At the town’s budget summit last month, Superintendent Jill Geiser presented a revised school budget that falls in line with the approximately $70 million allocation from the town, a 5.6% increase from fiscal year 2025. The revised budget also includes some added…

Save one administrative correction, the Office of the Attorney General has given Belmont the OK on the MBTA Community Act 3A zoning approved by Town Meeting last fall. Still needed is a stamp of approval from the Executive Office of Housing and…

New import tariffs could potentially add anywhere from $150,000 to $350,000 to the cost of the municipal ice rink. “It’s not something anyone could have expected when we ordered these parts,” said Municipal Rink Building Committee Chair Mark Haley. Namely, the refrigeration…

Boosting the availability of mental health services, eliminating transportation as a barrier to treatment, and improving access to peer support options for those struggling with opioid use disorder were among the top priorities of survey and focus group participants hoping to guide…